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A seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis, mostly shaved-headed, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks, sits on the floor during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man with dark curly hair and a red bindi wears a saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a microphone. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth holds a microphone near a round metal plate, and to the right others in orange and maroon cloth sit with their hands together. Banana-leaf plates and small white cups are set in front of them. Some people's hands are folded at left, and the background is a bright tent setting.

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